Presents the original text of Shakespeare's sonnets side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes.

Dive into the Middle Ages with Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales." This collection of stories, written in Middle English, offers a vibrant tapestry of medieval life, brimming with colorful characters from various walks of life. Join a diverse group of pilgrims on a journey to the shrine of Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Each pilgrim tells a tale, ranging from bawdy humor to profound moral lessons. Chaucer's masterful storytelling paints...

Since its first publication in 1890, Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has remained the subject of critical controversy. Acclaimed by some as an instructive moral tale, it has been denounced by others for its implicit immorality. After having his portrait painted, Dorian Gray is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary friend, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wished to stay young forever and pledges his very...

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explantions and full desciptions of each character.

The passionate love of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff mirrors the powerful moods of the Yorkshire Moors

Pip, a blacksmith's boy, is desperate to escape his humble background. When he receives a legacy, he promptly leaves for London to become a gentleman. There he begins learning about the gulf between appearances and reality.--Adapted from publisher description.

Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified English solicitor, visits Count Dracula at his castle in the Carpathian Mountains to help the Count purchase a house near London. Ignoring the Count's warning, Harker wanders the castle at night and encounters three vampire women; Dracula rescues Harker, and gives the women a small child bound inside a bag ...

"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

Resurrect this 1818 horror classic by Mary Shelley with this completely unabridged edition of Frankenstein. Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein pioneered the deeply explored battle between monster and man. Follow three narratives in this ageless tale that navigates fear, fixation, love, and desire, while finding an anchor in humanity. The combination of fantastical elements and scientific exploration makes this Mary Shelley novel one of the first...